Carton and blank therefor



(Ittornegs f June 20, 1939.

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9 Claims.

This invention relates to cartons for receiving pieces of hollow waresuch as a bowl of glass or other hollow article of a frangible material.

An object of the invention is to provide an improved carton whereby itcan be manufactured at small cost and yet provide ample protectionagainst injury or destruction of ware in handling or in transportation.

Another object of the invention is an improved construction of cartonwhereby packing material such for example as excelsior or sawdust isrendered unnecessary. Other objects will appear from the disclosureherein.

The invention is embodied in the construction 25 herein shown anddescribed, the feature of novelty being pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating an example according to theinvention- Figure 1 is a plan view of the prepared blank .7 withwhich'the carton is formed.

' Fig. 2 is a plan view illustrating a portion of the interior of thecarton containing a bowl.

Fig. 3 is a side view with parts opened i1lustrating the manner in whichthe bowl engaging 5 tongues are applied.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view, on a smaller scale illustrating how thecarton is sealed after the outer covering panels are closed.

Referring first to Fig. l the blank is formed 30 preferably from a stripof double faced corrugated paper board or any other suitable materialsuch as required or permitted by the postal authorities or transportingcompanies, the said strip being of rectangular oblong form and die outto form the members substantially as shown. The full lines within theboundaries of the blank of the view said Fig. 1 illustrates die outlines and the broken lines indicate scoring or bending lines. Where thepaper is thick these latter lines 40 should be depressed. I

The bending or hinging lines referred to define twelve panels of nearlyequal form and dimensions there being three in each of the vertical ortransverse rows, the plain rows alternating hinging lines preparatory tocause their engagement with the ware.

The panels 9, l0, II and I2 are destined to form the vertical walls ofthe carton, and when, in the process of forming the carton, the blank is5 bent or closed on the transverse lines aa, b-b and c-c until the outerextremities of the panels 9 and I2 meet the said panels 9 to I2inclusive constitute such vertical walls of the carton and are held insaid position by an adhesive strip I3 10 of paper or cloth applied tothe meeting margins only of the panels as indicated in Fig. 4.

When in the form brought by the operation described in the nextpreceding paragraphs the panels 6 and 8 with their tongues 5 and 8 are 1suitably projected on their hinging lines and the said panels 6 and 8are elevated to horizontal position as shown in Fig. 3 their saidtongues 6* and 8 engage the exterior wall of the bowl near its bottom.After this the panels 5 and I with their tongues 5 and l are projectedinward on their bending lines and the panels 5 and 1 turned downward ontheir hinging lines to cause said tongues to engage the interior wall ofthe bowl near its top.

When the panels 5 and 1 are closed the notches 5 and l in the free edgesthereof coincide and form a convenient hole for the insertion of afinger of the hand to lift either of said panels.

The panels H and [8 when bent upward to horizontal position on theirhinging lines form the two halves of the closing bottom of the carton;and likewise when the panels l5 and 16 are bent downward to horizontalposition on their hinging lines these form the two halves of the topclosure of the carton. The meeting lines of the said closed panels [1and I8 and I5 and I6 respectively lie parallel to each other in the samevvertical plane so that upon the application of one or more strips IQ ofadhesive paper to the meeting margins as indicated in Fig. 4 serve toseal and hold said closing panels together and in place to form thecarton, ready for delivery.

It'will be noted that the panels I!) and 12 between the panelscontaining the ware engaging 5 tongues are shown as being a littlenarrower than the longitudinally contiguous panels 9 and I I, and thatthis difference promotes parallelism of the closing panels [5 and l! andI6 and I8, with the tongue panels when the said closing panels are 5turned to lie over the tongued panels.

Because the tongued panels 5 and 6 and 1 and 8 when turned to positionto engage their tongues with the ware, fit rather closely between theside walls, 9 and II, said panels serve to brace all the side wallsagainst collapse after the members are secured together as in Fig. 4.

From the construction shown and described, it will be observed that theware contained by the carton is held by the panels and tongues thereoffrom movement in any direction in relation to the carton; and because,as shown, the ware is held spaced from the main or lateral walls of thecarton especially by the tongues engaging the ware externally (see Fig.3) there is little or no danger of breakage in the ordinary handling andtransportation of the package.

The material, form, size and number of the parts can be varied withoutdeparting from the gist of the invention as claimed.

What I claim is:

l. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a blankincluding a row of panels bent on bending lines to form the sides of thecarton, panels bendably connected with opposed edges of alternate panelsin the said row of wall forming panels, said last named panels containing tongues bendable therefrom to engage the interior and exterior sidesof the wall of the ware between its top and bottom.

2. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a blankincluding a row of pane-ls bent on bending lines to form the sides ofthe carton, panels bendably connected with opposed edges of alternatepanels in the said row of wall forming panels, said last named panelscontaining tongues bendable therefrom to engage the interior andexterior sides of the wall of the ware between its top and bottom, saidtongues in the upper panel of the carton being spaced from each otherdifferently from the spacing of those in the lower panel.

3. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a blankincluding a row of panels bent on bending lines to form the sides of thecarton, panels bendably connected with opposed edges of alternate panelsin the said row of wall forming panels, said last named panelscontaining tongues bendable therefrom to engage the i11- terior andexterior sides of the wall of the ware between its top and bottom andpanels bendably connected with other alternate panels in said sidesforming row constituting covers for said tongued panels.

4. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a sheet ofsuitable material including longitudinally three rows of substantiallyequal rectangular panels and provided with cuts and bending linesdividing the blank into four transverse portions of three panels each,the longitudinally interior panels of said blank forming side walls ofthe carton and the external panels of the second and fourth of saidtransverse rows constituting top and bottom wall portions of the cartonand provided with bendable tongues for engaging internally andexternally the wall of the hollow war-e between its top and bottom.

5. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a sheet ofsuitable material including longitudinally three rows of substantiallyequal rectangular panels each of said panels being of substantially alength twice that of its width and provided with suitable cuts andbending lines dividing the panels into four groups of transversebendable ortions of three panels each, the longitudinally interiorpanels of said blank forming the side walls of the carton and theexternal panels of the second and fourth of said transverse rows formingtop and bottom wall portions of the carton, said last named wallportions provided with bendable tongues for engaging the wall of thehollow ware internally and externally between its top and bottom.

6. A carton for containing a piece of hollow ware formed of a sheet ofsuitable material including longitudinally three rows of substantiallyequal'rectangular panels each of said panels being of substantially alength twice that of its width and provided with suitable cuts andbending lines dividing the panels into four groups of transversebendable portions of three panels each, the longitudinally interiorpanels of said blank forming the side walls of the carton and theexternal panels of the second and fourth of said transverse rows formingtop and bottom wall portions of the carton, said last named wallportions provided with bendable tongues for engaging the wall of thehollow ware internally and externally between its top and bottom andfinger-receiving notches in said last named top wall portions formanipulating them.

'7. As an article of manufacture a blank for forming a carton to receivea piece of hollow ware, said blank including a row of panels, panelsbendably connected with opposed edges of alternate panels in said row ofpanels, said last named panels containing tongues bendable therefrom toengage the interior and exterior sides of the wall of the ware betweenits top and bottom.

8. As an article of manufacture a blank for forming a carton to receivea piece of hollow ware, said blank including a row of panels, panelsbendably connected with opposed edges of alternate panels in said row ofpanels, said last named panels containing tongues bendable therefrom toengage the interior and exterior sides of the wall of the ware betweenits top and bottom, and bendable panels connected with other alternatepanels in said side-forming row constituting covers for said .tonguedpanels.

9. As an article of manufacture a blank for a hollow ware containerincluding a sheet of suitable material having bending lines dividing itinto a row of four carton side walls, top and bottom panels bendablyconnected with alternate of said side wall forming panels, one of saidlast named panels provided with bendable tongues to engage the interiorsurface of the wall of the ware between its top and bottom and the otherof said panels provided with bendable tongues to engage the exteriorsurface of the ware between the top and bottom thereof.

CARROLL K. LAVERE.

